Mr. Gnoti was reportedly arrested on the Chadian-Sudan border with 19 SAM2 missiles he purchased from the Sudanese army meant for the Boko Haram terrorist network in northeastern Niger.

According to Sahara Reporters, Mr. Gnoti who claimed that President Idriss Déby gave him the funds to purchase the weapons, had waved a presidential pass issued to him by Mr. Deby’s office in order to get past border guards but was stopped and searched by the guards who found the deadly weapons on him.

It will be recalled that the Chadian President has been suspected for being in connivance with Boko Haram since the last cease fire agreement he negotiated with the sect turned out to be fake.